Activist Kavita Krishnan on our human rights campaigns in 2018. The Voluntary work that CJP is doing in Assam to help those excluded from the NRC draft as well as our campaign to free illegally incarcerated Adivasi human rights defenders.

One of our oldest allies and strongest supporters, Mahesh Bhatt, is a well known filmmaker as well as a fearless and powerful member of India’s civil society. A man who minces no words, Mahesh Bhatt has been a source of energy and encouragement since our inception. This testimonial was first published on November 27,…

Veteran Journalist Kumar Ketkar is well known for fearlessly speaking truth to power. Here he extends his support to CJP for its perseverence in securing justice for all Indians. This testimonial was first published on November 27, 2017.

This video was originally published on Nov 26 on the occasion of CJP’s website relaunch. It is being republished today on the occasion of Jignesh Mevani’s significant victory in the Gujarat Elections. “As a nation, we have never been in deeper trouble than what we are experiencing right now. There is a deep seated assault…

PB Sawant is a former Supreme Court judge in India. In 2002, he served with retired justice Hosbet Suresh on an Indian People’s Tribunal headed by justice V. R. Krishna Iyer to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots.[2] Their report includes testimony of the then Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Haren Pandya (since murdered), who testified about a meeting convened by Narendra Modi on the evening of the Godhra train burning. Here he doesn’t mince words…

“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act”. George Orwell Citizens for Justice and Peace, is a platform created by people concerned with public ethics. It has worked as a very effective space to advocate for justice in consonance with basic constitutional guarantees. It has helped those who have been…

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For over 15 years, CJP has stood for the defence of rights and dignity of the voiceless and most marginalized sections of Indian society. Bringing alive the values of individual and collective freedoms and dignities enshrined in the Indian Constitution and its Preamble, CJP has stood for equality, dignity and non-discrimination of all Indians. We have intervened in the courts to ensure accountability of persons in power and in high office. Justice, we believe, is a prerequisite for lasting peace and social harmony ...read more